How to Trek the Chamba Valley, India

This is an outline on how to trek the Chamba Valley, India. I will provide details that include maps, costs, logistical requirements and facts as well as links to a full written narrative, photos and videos. This is a self-guided adventure on a shoestring. Follow the links to dig deeper into the adventure.

This is a difficult and dangerous trek near Dharmshala. It requires a high mountain pass crossing and camping gear (no guesthouses or tea shops on most of the route). The Chamba valley is remote and treacherous. For skilled and prepared trekkers only.

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Himachal Pradesh Map

GPS Waypoints :

Chamba Valley Trek Waypoints – Datum WGS84

Wpt #

Description

Altitude (m)

Lat (N)

Lon (E)

1

Upper Bhagsu – trail at 9am

1880

32 14.881

076 19.927

2

Seasonal farm bldg/barn w shrine

2161

32 15.069

076 20.099

3

Best View Cafe (2 chi shops) w shrine

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am looking

for them?

4

Trund Chi shop, NW side of plataue

5

Snowline Cafe (tent) food & stone huts

6

Abandoned building at river

7

Water source at river

8

Cave (flat rock shelter), nite1 camp

9

trail above cave

10

trail – small emergency cave

11

trail

12

trail

13

trail

14

trail

15

trail

16

pass

17

snow slope down, over the pass

18

snow slope down

19

trail at water

20

Las rock shelter, near river at stream

21

trail

22

emergency camp, nite2, off trail, b/f river x

23

x main river over snow bridge, to rock slide

24

back on trail, above rock slide

25

2 rock shelters & a shrine (plus another shelter above, around corner, out on glade)

26

End of glade

27

washed out trail. Follow water pipe up to cross over crest. Unsafe climb.